Dakota pipestone buffalo paperweight

Titles: Dakota pipestone buffalo paperweight (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota paperweight, circa the late 19th to early 20th century. The paperweight features a buffalo carved from red pipestone.The animal is shown crouching close to its rectangular base, suggesting that it is asleep or at rest. Incised marks indicate eyes and hide texture. A card affixed to the bottom of the carving's base reads, "Sleeping buffalo / Carved from pipestone by only Dakota Indian who does this kind of work - / (very rare) / Charles H. Bennett, Pharmacist / Pipestone City, MINN."

Dates

• Not earlier than 1880 - Not later than 1905 (Creation)

Creation

• collected by: Bennett, Charles Henry

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2868.E299

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 2 7/8 inches width
• 2 1/16 inches depth
• 1 5/8 inches height

Subjects

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